Ion Exchange Resins Purified water for the world

Ion Exchange Resins Purified water for the world Michael Zobel Head of Business Unit Ion Exchange Resins Duesseldorf, September 15, 2010 Agenda ION Business overview Growth drivers New technologies and investments Outlook 2 1

Ion Exchange Resins The water business Performance Chemicals Applications Ion Exchange Resins Material Protection Products Inorganic Pigments Functional Chemicals Leather RheinChemie Rubber Chemicals Ion Exchange Resins 3 ION Business overview Facts Sales: < 200 m Employees: ~500 Customers: >1,500 Customer industries: >20 Products & brands Products: ~250 Brand: Markets & competition Market position: among top 3 global players Oligopolistic industry structures Competitors: Dow/Rohm & Haas, Mitsubishi Chemicals 4 2

ION production process for application variety Production process Product properties Ability to exchange ions Absorption of molecules on polymer surfaces Suspension of monomer droplets Polymerization: from droplets to small polymer beads which are made up of a network of polymer chains Functional groups are applied to the beads Acceleration of reactions by catalysis Purification Different functional groups for different applications CH 2 -CO 2 Na Catalysis Softening CH 2 - N SO 3 H CH 2 -CO 2 Na CO 2 H 5 ION Various customer industries for water treatment with energy and beverages as main application areas Sales distribution by industry Others E/E 5% 11% 36% Energy Water 13% 15% Chemicals 20% Experienced solution provider One of the world s leading producers of ion exchange resins for treatment of liquids Providing premium products for more than 500 applications More than 70 years know-how in all technical application fields New business field of membrane filtration technology Beverages Source: LANXESS estimates 6 3

Tailor-made solutions for over 500 applications Applications in ION key industries Energy (nuclear and other power plants) Softening and high purity demineralization for boiler feed water Prevention of calcium deposits, corrosion, incrustations and precipitation Beverages Softening: reduction dissolved calcium, magnesium, etc. in water and replacing them with non-hardness ions (e.g. cartridges for household water pitchers) Decolorization: e.g. removal of mineral salts from sugar and binding color impurities for creating pure-white granulated sugar for industrial use (others e.g. color free apple juice) Electric / Electronics Demineralization / polishing: ultra pure water (UPW) for chip manufacturing Chemicals Catalysis: ion exchange resins as catalysts used in production of plastics Mining: recovery, purification and separation of metals like gold, copper, nickel and cobalt from liquids Water Ground water remediation: removal of impurities like arsenic, chrome and uranium Cleaning industrial effluent: removal of heavy metal ions and organic pollutants from waste water 7 ION Global set up for direct access to customers worldwide Globally positioned with production sites and technical centers Leverkusen, GE Birmingham, US Bitterfeld, GE Jhagadia, IN** Toyohashi, JP Shanghai, CN Production sites Bitterfeld, Germany (ion exchange resins and membrane technology*) Leverkusen, Germany Jhagadia**, India Technical service centers Birmingham, USA Shanghai, China Toyohashi, Japan * Production starts 2011; ** Production starts end of 2010 8 4

Agenda ION Business overview Growth drivers New technologies and investments Outlook 9 Growth driver megatrend water: Ion Exchange Resins ensures access to limited resource water Megatrend Water LANXESS ion exchange resins LANXESS ION products LANXESS membrane technology Growing world population and environmental pollution will further limit access to clean water Better ground and waste-water decontamination Ensure access to drinking water Ensure availability of water for special applications Safe and clean water and sanitation declared as a human right (United Nations, 2010) 10 5

Expected scarcity of clean water as essential global challenge 7,000 5,000 3,000 1,000 Projected shortfall for clean water Global water supply & demand [bn m 3 ] 4,200 2010e clean water supply Groundwater/ surface water Shortfall 2,700=39% 4,500 Current demand 6,900 2030e demand Domestic Industry Agriculture Increasing demand for water 47 countries (one third of the world s population) suffer from moderate or severe water stress Expected global shortfall for clean water of ~40% until 2030 In 2025 ~4.8 bn people will only have access to polluted water resources Emerging countries are especially affected with Indian water shortfall ~50% Source: Charting our water future, McKinsey 2010; The 2030 World Water Resource Group: UNESCO Hydrologic Program 11 Asian energy sector with high water demand for industrial use Water demand for industrial use Greater China energy industry growth [sales, bn] 2000 2010e 2020e Wastewater reuse as main challenge Fast industrialization in Asian countries goes in parallel with increasing demand for industrial water Already significant and increasing water pollution in Asia intensifies need for water treatment technologies Highest industrial water demand comes from energy sector mainly by increasing need for power generation, caused by urbanization Source: Global Insight, 2010 12 6

Expansion of nuclear power triggers risen need for water treatment in plants Worldwide growth of nuclear power use Capacity of nuclear power [GWe] 200 150 100 50 0 China India USA 2008 2030e Nuclear power plants with high ION demand Increasing use of nuclear power in industrial nations and emerging countries due to higher energy demand USA as the world's largest producer of nuclear power will be displaced by China in 2030 Nuclear power industry as most demanding ion exchange resins consumer in the energy generation industry: - high grades of ion exchange resins - high frequency of replacement necessary - recovery of nuclides Source: WNA Nuclear Century Outlook Data, 2010 13 China with strong increase for cartridge solutions Water demand for household use China: water purifier use [m m 3 ] 250 200 Bottled water 150 Water purifier 100 50 0 2005 2010e 2015e 2020e 2025e Asia-Pacific beverage industry growth [sales, bn] Water quality increase required Rising middle class, especially in emerging countries, with growing consumption of water in drinking quality (household and beverages) Opportunity for cartridge and membrane solutions Acceptable threshold levels of impurities for arsenic in water are constantly being adjusted downward - Europe as leader: <10 ppb* acc. to WHO - China: often >50 ppb* Mid-term, China is expected to adopt WHO guidelines Water purifier to become main driver for drinking water supply in households in China 2000 2010e 2020e Source: China drinking water industry report, 2009-2010; Global Insight, 2010; * parts per billion 14 7

Strong demand for water treatment with Asia driving growth Worldwide ion exchange resins demand [$ m] RoW APAC Europe United States ~860 CAGR: ~4% ~950 ~1,150 2007 2010e 2015e Increasing need for water technology In developing countries, estimated 90% of all sewage is still discharged untreated directly into rivers, lakes and oceans Fastest growth expected in Asia-Pacific, especially in China and India, driven by - growing population - increasing urbanization - rising energy consumption Additional factors supporting global growth are - growing health concerns - rapid industrialization and contamination of water sources - stricter regulations for drinking / waste water - climate change Source: Estimated demand based on SRI data; UNEP 2010 15 Agenda ION Business overview Growth drivers New technologies and investments Outlook 16 8

ION Driving innovations for new standards in water technology ION Market Potential Product Product line Nuclear KR product line Biofuels - GF product line UPW - Ultra Pure Product Line Arsenic removal FO 36 Market Growth Mining XL product line Main product properties Nuclear Higher resin stability for longer lifetime Mining Separation of metal and new bead size for better industrial use Arsenic removal Chemical functionality for highly selective arsenic removal Ultra Pure Water (UPW) Pushing back the impurity limit Biofuels Industrial solutions for most biofuels 17 Membrane technology for high-quality water treatment fits perfectly in ION portfolio ION one stop shop with membrane technology Membranes: acting as a barrier for substances dissolved in the water Virus SiO 2 coll. H 2 O Monovalent ions Bacteria, spores Divalent ions MF 0,1-1 µm Suspended solids UF 0,01-0,1 µm NF 0,001-0,01 µm RO < 0,001 µm Technology properties Membrane technology for additional high-quality water treatment Global market size for membrane technology ~ 1 bn, expected to grow ~10% p.a. Membrane technology is complementary to ion exchange resins filtration processes: - Membranes offer additional filtration, e.g. nitrates, heavy metals, pesticides, herbicides, viruses, bacteria - Membrane filtration is physical vs. ion exchange resins is chemical based MF: Micro Filtration, UF: Ultra Filtration, NF: Nano Filtration, RO: Reverse Osmosis 18 9

ION Investment in membrane technology for access to market with high growth potential New plant in Bitterfeld, Germany 30 m investment in new, 2nd ION facility in Bitterfeld, Germany Development and production of new membrane filtration technology Creation of 200 jobs on a long-term basis Groundbreaking January 2010; new plant taken into operation for pilot and development phase end of 2010; first products to be launched end of 2011 19 ION Investment in India for direct access to strong growing emerging markets New plant in Jhagadia, India First mover in India; no western ion exchangecompany with production sites in India so far 35 m investment in plant in Jhagadia, Gujarat, India Construction well on schedule, start-up in Q4 2010 250 workers employed by LANXESS on site Most modern plant of its kind in Asia German standards regarding sustainability, safety and product quality on Jhagadia site 20 10

Agenda ION Business overview Growth drivers New technologies and investments Outlook 21 ION Leading technologies and excellent market position enable profitable growth in important water market Growth perspectives Megatrend water in emerging countries drives long-term growth of ION Targeted investments in attractive markets further strengthen ION global position Value generation through strategic positioning as a full service provider with one stop shop Markets Knowledge and technology leadership as a main competitive advantage and base for strong long-term customer relations Focus on premium application areas with premium products Products / technology High-quality, balanced specialty and consumer product portfolio Strong R&D and innovation driver in further product diversification 22 11

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